Experience the key for Monty Tech baseball team

FITCHBURG -- If experience is key, then the Monty Tech baseball team should be just fine this season.

The Bulldogs are loaded with veterans and the chatter is about clinching a spot in the Central Mass. playoffs.

"The expectations are really high for them because next year it's a completely different team," said Monty Tech JV coach Jim Brooks, filling in for varsity coach Randy Schmidt, who was unavailable for comment. "I think there's only three or four juniors on the team, so basically this whole JV team is going to be varsity next year. This is really the year for that group.

"They only had three seniors last year, I believe, so it's really the same team. (Randy's) only taken two players off the JV team last year -- our best two players that we had. So it's really a second-year team and they should be just fine."

The Bulldogs appear to have the pieces in place, including pitching, to compete and challenge in the Colonial Athletic League.

Fassett, a four-year varsity starter, is also the leader in the infield at shortstop.

"Fassett is very good," Brooks said. "I heard from the coach before (Rob Simon), who is an ROTC teacher here who really knows baseball, he said Mike Fassett is an outstanding player and is in line to play in college.

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Ability-wise, he's a college-level player."

Emma also provides pop in the lineup and is a solid defender at first base.

"Josh is about the same as he is with hockey," said Brooks, who is also a Fitchburg/Monty Tech assistant ice hockey coach during the winter season. "He really does well. He can hit and he can field."

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